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What causes oceanic plates to move?

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The main driving force of plate tectonics is gravity. If a plate with oceanic lithosphere meets another plate, the dense oceanic lithosphere dives beneath the other plate and sinks into the mantle. ... However, convection also drives plate tectonics.

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